Crime & Safety
3 Dead After Car Plunges Off Highway 9 Cliff Near Saratoga In Santa Cruz Mountains
The crash was first reported around 9:30 p.m. near Redwood Gulch Road, about 5 miles west of Saratoga.

June 24, 2026
Three people died after their car went off cliff on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Monday night, authorities said.
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The crash was first reported around 9:30 p.m. near Redwood Gulch Road, about 5 miles west of Saratoga.
The California Highway Patrol's San Jose office said a 2024 BMW M3 was traveling eastbound on SR-9 when the driver, a 21-year-old man from Yuba City, lost control of the car, sending it off the road and about 300 feet down an embankment.
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